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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Paul Wouters, Bonheiden, BE;
Inventor:
Paul Wouters, Bonheiden, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa—Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Wipers of a wiper assembly in an inkjet printer are coated with an anti-wetting coating on at least one side so that, due to the anti-wetting properties, less ink adheres to the side of the wiper, the wiper needs less cleaning, and the wiper is less worn by scraping. Preferably the anti-wetting coating contains a fluoropolymer or the coating is silicone based. In order to provide wiping efficiency, the tip of the wiper can be left uncoated.